Lid



March 13, 1934. F KLE|N 1,951,055

LID

I Filed July 18, 1932 INVENTOR.

Ben 7km in T kZez'n ATTORNEY.

Patented Mar. 13, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in lids and refers moreparticularly to lids having receptacles formed therein into whicharticles such as worn-out safety-razor blades may be inserted.

At the present time many people find great difrlculty in satisfactorilydisposing of their used razor blades. This invention aims, among otherthings, to provide a lid, primarily intended for use on shaving creamjars, so constructed that worn-out razor blades may be readily insertedinto it; and to provide such space within the lid to accommodate all theblades that are likely to become worn out while that particular jar ofshaving cream is in use. Thus when the contents of the jar has been usedand the lid is discarded the used blades will accompany it, and be sohoused that there is no danger of anyone being injured by them.

Another object of the invention is to provide a lid having a receptacleformed therein into which blades may be readily inserted and out ofwhich there is practically no possibility of their falling even if thelid is violently shaken.

A further object of the invention is to provide such a lid which ischeap to manufacture.

With these and other objects and advantages in view which will becomeapparent as the specification proceeds, a preferred embodiment of theinvention is hereinafter described with the aid of the accompanyingdrawing in which:

Figure 1 illustrates a plan view of the invention, and

Figure 2 is an enlarged section on the line 22 of Figure '1.

Referring to the drawing, the lid consists of a disc 3 from the outermargin of which a ring 4. extends downwardly. The lower portion of thisring is preferably provided with means for engaging the neck of ajar-not shown; in the present instance a screw thread 5 is provided forthis purpose. It will be understood that the disc 3 and ring 4 with itsscrew threaded por-- tion 5 are preferably formed of a single sheet ofmaterial of uniform thickness. The disc 3 is provided with an annulardepression 6 through a portion of which an arcuate slot 7 is formed.Within the ring 4 is a circular plate 8 which has a downturned annularmargin which frictionally engages the inner side of the said ringadjacent the disc 3.

The plate 8 which is generally made of cardboard is preferably providedwith a greaseproof non-porous facing on its underside which is adaptedto be tightened against the top of a jar. The plate is downwardly curvedso that its underside is convex and is retained in this form by theunderside of the annular depression 6. Thus between the disc 3 and theplate 8 and within the annular depression 6 a receptacle 9 is formedinto which razor blades may be inserted through the arcuate slot '7,since the blades are sufiiciently resilient to immediately reassumetheir fiat normal shape after having been flexed to permit theirinsertion through the slot. The curvature of the latter is howeversuificient to prevent the blades within the receptacle from coming outeven if the lid is violently shaken.

It may also be added that though the plate 8 1:

is sufficiently well fitted to prevent the slight weight of the bladesdisplacing it, at the same time the plate can be, without much trouble,removed so that the receptacle may also be employed for the temporarystorage of blades by those who collect them with a view to having them re-sharpened for further service.

While in the foregoing reference has been made only to the use of thereceptacle to receive ,razor blades it is understood that it may beutilized for other purposes when the lid is employed on jars whichcontain articles other than shaving cream. It is further understood thatthe invention is susceptible to such further alterations andmodifications as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A lid consisting of a disc having a depending ring formed around itsperiphery for attachment to the mouth of a receptacle, a plate themargin of which engages the inner periphery of the ring adjacent saiddisc so that a portion of the ring extends beneath the plate to engagethe mouth of the receptacle, said plate margin engaging the innerperiphery of the ring so that an inclosed space is formed between thedisc and the ring, and said disc being apertured to provide ingress intothe inclosed space.

2. A lid comprising a disc having a laterally disposed ring formedaround its periphery for attachment to the mouth of a receptacle, saiddisc having an annular depression formed therein, a plate the margin ofwhich engages the inner periphery of the ring so that a portion of thering extends beyond the plate for purposes of attachment to the mouth ofthe receptacle, said plate being held from said disc by the depressionso that an enclosed space is formed between the plate and disc, and thelatter being slotted to permit ingress into the inclosed space.

3. A lid comprising a disc having an annular depression formed therein,said disc also having an arcuate slot formed through a portion of saiddepression, a ring projecting downwardly from the periphery of saiddisc, and a plate within said ring, the periphery of the plate beingengaged by the inner face of said ring, said plate being retained in adownwardly convex shape by said depression.

BENJAMIN F. KLEIN.

